Three countries in 75 days

The Water Cube

carytravelers — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:59:46 +0000

The swimmers Jordan, Maria, and Becky really can’t leave Beijing without a visit to the the famed Water Cube. There is so much design and technology that go into this building. Here is another link (after loading, click on the middle left “National Aquatics Center”). There isn’t much right now but in one month time some of the greatest achievements will be performed at this facility.

The Summer Palace – Part 2

carytravelers — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:16:50 +0000

More pictures of the palace … including some royal family members

The Summer Palace

carytravelers — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:07:06 +0000

This is one picture of The Summer Palace. The rest of the pictures seem hiding among the thousands we took so far.

OK, here are more pictures.

Visit a Tea House

carytravelers — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:59:29 +0000

The Great Wall – Part 3

carytravelers — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:52:10 +0000

The Great Wall – Part 2

carytravelers — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:42:47 +0000

The Great Wall – Part 1

carytravelers — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:25:40 +0000

Visiting The Great Wall is one of the highlights of this trip. We had a mixed of emotions, from awe (the length of the wall, the centuries it took to build) to sadness (the millions who died building it). I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Visit a Jade Factory

carytravelers — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:00:02 +0000

Tianamen Square

carytravelers — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:07:49 +0000

This is the place that made the news all over the world two decades ago. It was unfortunate but the name Tiananmen comes from beautiful words “heaven”, “peace”, and “gate”.

The Ming Tombs

carytravelers — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:35:29 +0000

The Ming Dysnaty was the second last dynasty to rule China. We went to the tombs of the Ming Emperors.